Gettin’ the Ring

[Foggy Paul]

I’ve been eager to join this thread for years. Here’s the largest stem on our C. onilahensis. I’m calling it ring time! We have had an unusually sunny May here in SF and a lot of the palms are yellowing, but not this one.

 

[The Gerg]

Welcome to this thread. That’s a nice looking little onilahensis. I’m sure it’s enjoying your sunnier than usual May.

[Darold Petty]

Paul lives only about one mile more inland than I, but I believe his microclimate is warmer and more sunny !  

[Hilo Jason]

Bought this as Chrysalidocarpus Ambositrae, I refer to it as a “stiff leafed Ambositrae”.  Size 10 sandal for scale.

[Tracy]

3 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Bought this as Chrysalidocarpus Ambositrae, I refer to it as a “stiff leafed Ambositrae”.  Size 10 sandal for scale.

A question for you Jason:  is it stiff leaf or stiff leaflet you reference?  Definitely a beefy specimen and attractive. 

[Hilo Jason]

On 5/25/2025 at 6:55 AM, Tracy said:

A question for you Jason:  is it stiff leaf or stiff leaflet you reference?  Definitely a beefy specimen and attractive. 

Kind of both, but definitely still leaflet and much thicker leaflets as well. I had a couple of these in my Fallbrook garden and my previous Hilo garden. Almost looks like an Ambositrae crossed with Decipiens. 

[Palmiz]

Cleaned off some boots from the pembana

[RiverCityRichard]

Pembana. Exactly 3 years from a 2 leaf bare root seedling.

[JeskiM]

Here's one that I keep in a pot. I have to grow all my carribean species in pots because my winters are too cold. When I see temps go below 45F or so, they come into the garage. If its going to get too cold, say < 15F I haul them into the house proper. Luckily my garage ceiling is high and the ceiling in the house us far higher.  The species I grow mostly stay small and grow fairly slow. Only problem is the growing medium is mostly crushed limestone and aragonite, so it's quite heavy to move.

Without further ado, here's the plant :  Pseudophoenix sargentii

It's in a 7 G pot and is currentlt pushing one leaf a year.

-Matt

[Billeb]

My Dypsis Heteromorpha Hybrid and Chambeyronia Hookeri getting the rings! 🤙🏻

 

-dale